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From: michael@ucbiris.BERKELEY.EDU (Tom Slone [(415)486-5954])
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Subject: Re: NASA shouldn't be making money...
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Date: Sat, 1-Feb-86 19:54:49 EST
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In article <3005@pesnta.UUCP> earlw@pesnta.UUCP (Earl Wallace) writes:
>I wish some of the DOD money would go to NASA so they wouldn't need to
>make money from commercial flights of the shuttle...
>I fear that the military will use this shuttle disaster as an excuse to build
>their own rocket fleet or even shuttle fleet and less and less funds will
>go NASA's way and in short time, the only 'space' agency will be a military
>one.

The sad fact is that right now, approximately 50% (give or take 10%) of NASA
is military oriented.  There have been at least two "secret" shuttle missions
which were entirely for the benfit of DoD.  And even sadder, due to the
unfortunate demise of the Challenger, the DoD will assert its obeseness and
grab an even bigger share of the now, more precious shuttle time.